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Name: _____________________________________Date: ________________ Earth Science Mr. Herman Exeter SHS Chapter 9.4 Testing Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Paleomagnetism Normal polarity Reverse polarity Hot spots Objective Explain how paleomagnetism and magnetic reversals provide evidence that supports the theory of plate tectonics Evaluate how earthquakes, ocean drilling and hot spots provide evidence that supports the theory of plate tectonics Evidence for Plate Tectonics Paleomagnetism is the natural remnant magnetism in rock bodies; this permanent magnetization acquired by rock can be used to determine the location of the magnetic poles at the time the rock became magnetized. • Normal polarity—when rocks show the same magnetism as the present magnetism field • Reverse polarity—when rocks show the opposite magnetism as the present magnetism field The discovery of strips of alternating polarity, which lie as mirror images across the ocean ridges, is among the strongest evidence of seafloor spreading. Earthquake Patterns Scientists found a close link between deep-focus earthquakes and ocean trenches • The absence of deep-focus earthquakes along the oceanic ridge system was shown to be consistent with the new theory. Ocean Drilling • The data on the ages of seafloor sediment confirmed what the seafloor spreading hypothesis predicted. • The youngest oceanic crust is at the ridge crest, and the oldest oceanic crust is at the continental margins. Hot Spots • • A hot spot is a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth’s surface; The Pacific plate moves over a hot spot, producing the Hawaiian Islands. Hot spot evidence supports that the plates move over the Earth’s surface.
